Kumi Maru No. 3
10 seafarers abandoned on the Kumi Maru No. 3 (IMO 8879055) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 20 October 2020. ILO case 479, status: Unresolved.
- Status
- Unresolved
- Abandonment ID
- 479
- IMO Number
- 8879055
- Port of Abandonment
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Abandonment Date
- 20 October 2020
- Notification Date
- 26 October 2020
- Seafarers
- 10
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Shortages of food, water and fuel.
Vessel is currently stuck on a sandbank and the crew have to walk ashore at low tide to get food.
Updates
11 August 2021: International Transport Workers' Federation
Contact with the crew and the vessel has been lost. The vessel has not been seen at least 12 months.
26 October 2020: International Transport Workers' Federation
Flag is currently unknown.
Sierra Leone flag state confirmed that the vessel was registered under provisional registration which expired on 07/02/2020.
The vessel never proceeded with permanent registration and was consequently removed from the registry.